An English armed robber was brought to justice by his own body as he attempted to raid a jeweller’s shop on Saturday morning, when he suffered a heart attack and collapsed on the floor in front of his targets.
The man, who is in his 40s, was then given CPR by paramedics as they attempted to save his life. He was then rushed to hospital.
The thief’s accomplice, who had helped him enter the shop that had just opened, abandoned his ally empty-handed, as well as leaving behind the motorcycle they had used to arrive at the scene.
Moments earlier, the pair had smashed three glass windows in an attempt to enter a jewellery store in Oxford. But then as they confronted those in front of them, one of whom alerted police during the ordeal, the oldest member of the posse clutched his chest and then collapsed to the ground.
His condition was later described as “life-threatening”.